Chapter 32 of Geography and Plays is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Geography and Plays is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT I. She polished the table. ACT II. Count her dresses again. ACT III. When can you come. ACT IV. When can you come.
Chapter 32 of Geography and Plays is here in full — 8 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/1 · 8 reading units · Lines 1–8
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “ACT I.”
anew
From this reading “Count her dresses again.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “When can you come.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Count her dresses again.”
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “Count her dresses again.”
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading “She polished the table.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “She polished the table.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “ACT IV.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT I.
anew
From this reading Count her dresses again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading When can you come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When can you come.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Count her dresses again.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading Count her dresses again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Count her dresses again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ACT II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ACT III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ACT IV.
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading She polished the table.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She polished the table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She polished the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She polished the table.
at the time that
From this reading When can you come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When can you come.
Chapter 32 of Geography and Plays by Gertrude Stein holds 8 sentences, grouped into 2 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 32 holds 8 sentences of Geography and Plays, unabridged, divided into 2 reading sections.
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